Urban Design
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OPPI / CIP Conference: LEED-ing by Design
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent September 30 – October 3 in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners...
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New pedestrian scramble takes a right turn
photos by Sam Javanrouh — also view series on Spacing’s Flickr account In a rainy debut Friday morning, Toronto’s newest pedestrian...
By Todd Harrison -
Google Street View goes live
The Google Street View of Spadina Avenue at Sullivan Street. The Toronto Star reported earlier this morning that Google Street View is now live in the...
By Sean Marshall -
OPPI / CIP Conference: Building a Better World
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent last week in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the...
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New ways of thinking about cities and policy making
“Every time you do something in the city, don’t just do it, do it beautifully.” A seemingly simple statement made by Joe Berridge at...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer -
Spacing Radio is back for season two!
back in March 2009, Spacing launched our first season of Spacing Radio, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by the CBC Radio’s David Michael Lamb. After six...
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Toronto’s new unified zoning bylaw project
I went to an open house at City Hall last night about Toronto’s new zoning bylaw project. It doesn’t sound all that exciting, and the event...
By Dylan Reid -
Ontario autoplants vs Toronto
Last spring I was back in hometown Windsor doing what one does in Windsor: drive around. I often will visit old routes and haunts, see what’s...
By Shawn Micallef -
Transit City: More than light rail
In 2005, prior to the TTC unveiling the Transit City Light Rail Plan, there was a document and presentation called “Building a Transit City”...
By Sean Marshall -
Events Guide: Architecture for Humanity Toronto lecture
WHAT: The Toronto Trilogy – Part III: Toronto Tomorrow WHEN: August 24, 2009 at 6:30 – 9:00 PM WHERE: Trading Floor of the Design Exchange HOW...
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Rockin’ a U-Haul in a changing Annex
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JJ7vv3QCfs[/youtube] On my way home after work last Saturday night, I walked by the corner of Brunswick and Bloor...
By Jake Schabas -
Reading List: City Comforts, by David Sucher
David Sucher’s City Comforts is a little gem of a book. First published in 1995, it’s a collection of the small details that make urban spaces...
By Dylan Reid